GBP: Pound loses 1% to dollar as sharks circle PM

Despite all the political turbulence, it was nevertheless matters outside of the UK that defined movement in the pound. Sterling fell against the US dollar by around 1%, but so did most other currencies. Against the euro, trading was in a fairly narrow band and there...


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EUR: Euro slips against all but sterling

The euro declined against most major currencies yesterday, apart from the British pound, against which there were plenty of ups and downs but nothing that stuck. Yesterday, construction output for the eurozone was well ahead of forecasts at 2.3%. On the other hand...


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No time for irrational optimism

Sterling has drooped a little further following the inflation data this morning, showing a return to 10.1% year on year and 0.5% in September. This was broadly as expected. In any case, economic data that used to be all-important is only one of many factors buffeting...


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USD: Dollar on a seesaw yesterday

The dollar had an up and down sort of day against the euro yesterday, but at least 1% below where it was this time last week. It traded sideways against the pound. A variety of data will be released today, but ones to watch include housing starts and building permits...


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